Cut-off for rain-water spouts



(No Model.)

Y S. T. SUDDIGK.

CUT0FF PORBAIN WATER SPOUTS. No. 427,206. Patented May 6, 1890.

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CUT-OFF FOR RAIN-WATER SPOUTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Iietters Patent No. 427,206, dated May 6, 1890.

Application led May 26, 1887. Serial No. 239,474. (No model.)

To a/ZZ wwm it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL T. SUDDICK, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Bonne Terre, in the county of St. Francois and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Out-Offs for Rain- Vater Spouts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being'had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in cut-oifs for rain-water spouts; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of parts more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide an automatic cutoff for a rain -water spout, which will be simple in construction, readily applied and detached therefrom, and which will be cheaply manufactured. I attain this object by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which the same letters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing the cut-oif in an operative position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the cut-off in an inoperative position. Fig. 3 is a side view of the cut-off. Fig. et is a detail view of the regulating slide and aperture.

In the drawings, A represents the boxing of arain-water pipe constructed in a rectangular form, with an opening in its front or forward position and having inclined notches a cut in its sides.

B represents an angular-shaped cut off formed with an oblique upwardly-extending` back portion C, ahorizontalbottom portion C', and sides C2 and C3, which latter are preferably constructed of considerable width to prevent the water from owing over the same. The dimensions of this cut-off are such as to admit of its insertion in the rectangular box A, and at the same time allowing` of a free oscillating movement thereof. Angle-arms or journalsD are secured to the sides of the cutoff at a point near its angle. These arms project outward and are bent at right angles on the plane of the horizontal portion, and at right angles to the upper portion of the cut off, and have metallic boxes dsecured to their outer ends, which are provided with openings, through which they are lled with shot or other heavy suitable material to give them Weight. When the cut-off is placed in position in the box A, the arms D rest in inclined. notches c, which serve as bearings for the same. On the under side of the end portion of the lower part Cthere is a receptacle or tank E, having an opening or tube c in its bottom, which is provided with a suitable stopper or valve consisting of a plug c', having a notch cut. lengthwise in it, so that the water will gradually leak out after the rain ceases and allow the Weights to bring the cutoff back to its original position. rlhere is a groove F in the center of the cut-off, which extends from near 'its upper end to a point adjacent to its lower end. At the upper end of the groove F a U -shaped insertion is made, the metal being bent back to form an inwardly-extending lip f, which projects upward from the end of the groove, for the purposes hereinafter stated. At the lower end of the groove F is formed an aperture f', which communicates with the tank E, and into which the groove leads. This aperture is preferably of a much larger diameter than the width of the groove, and is adapted to be regulated in size by a slide or valve G, which is pivoted to the under side of the cut-offand may have an arm connected thereto, extending back through an aperture in the tank for manipulating the same.

The operation of my device is as follows: Vhen the cut-oft is properly placed in the boxA,with the armsD resting in notches a,aud the boxes d have been filled with the necessary material to produce sufficient weight to overcome the weight of the lower portion C, the cut-off will be held in a position with its upper end against the back of the box, and the water first entering the spout, accompanied by the dirt which has accumulated on the roof, is carried off by the cut-off andprevented from going into the cistern or tank used for the storage of the Water. As the water is thus carried off, the groove F will conduct a sufficient amount of it into the tank E, which will become filled by the time the polluted water has all run off, and thereby con- IOO stitute a counterweight to the weights d, which will be overcome, and the eut-off tilted forward, thus opening the spout and permitting the Water to enter the cistern. W'hen the cut-off is in this position, the water in the tank E escapes through the tube c by leakage through the notch in plug c', and Without other provision would permit the cut-off to drop back into its original position during a shower. To overcome this defect in the op` eration of the device, I provide the lip f, which projects into the spout, While the edge of the cut-off is even with its sides. Thus the water striking the inwardly-projecting lip is conducted tothe groove, and thence into the tank E, and the required weight maintained during the rain. After the rain ceases the Water leaks out and the cut-off drops back.

By the construction of the weights as described, and by the valve G, I am enabled to govern the amount of Water flowing over the cut-oit at will, so that if it is desired to have a large amount, as would be the case with large buildings and dirty roofs, itis only necessary to reduce the size of the aperture by the valveG.

By the use of the groove F the water is conducted into the tank E in such a way as to avoid the entering of a great amount of dirt into said tank, as would be the case if the opening extended entirely across the cut-olf.

The water is graduallyintroduced into the tank and the first rush of water and dirt allowed to pass by the aperture, permitting a suticient quantity of water, substantially pure, to fill the tank, thus rendering it more easily relieved of its weight. lVhen the rain ceases, the cut-off again drops back to an operative position by the leakage of the water through the notch in the plug in the bottom of the tank E, as above mentioned.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In a rain-water spout, the combination, with a rectangular box having inclined notches and anopen side, of a cut-off having Weighted arms projecting therefrom and resting in said notches, and a groove formed in itsY upper side, which extends from a point near its lower end, an inwardlyextending lip in an opening formed at the upper end of the groove, an aperture at its lower end, a tank secured to the under side of the cut-off beneath said aperture, and a notched plug situated in the bottom'side of the tank, as set forth.

2. In a rain-water spout, the combination, with a rectangular box havingnotches therein and an open side, of an angular cut-off having sides with arms projecting out therefrom. provided with weighted boxes having openings for filling the same, a groove formed in the center of its upper side, which extends from a point near its upper end to a point near its lower end, an inwardly and upwardly extending lip in an opening at the upper end of the groove, an aperture at the lower end of said groove, a tank secured to the under side of the cut-olf, a slide or valve for regulating the size of said aperture,and a notched plug in the bottom side of said tank, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL T. SUDDICK.

Vitnesses:

NATHAN J oHNsoN, B. A. BELKNAP. 

